Who Was Alive

Were Barack Obama and Matt Damon alive at the same time?

Yes. Barack Obama and Matt Damon were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1970 to today.

Barack Obama was 9 when Matt Damon was born.

Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

Born 4 August 1961 · living, 65 as of September 2026

Matt Damon

American actor

Born 8 October 1970 · living, 55 as of September 2026

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  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
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Barack Obama and Matt Damon in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.